Enrollment Status

Enrollment status has a major impact on a student's record, financial aid eligibility, and tuition and fees. Enrollment status is determined by semester hours (s.h.) enrolled in a session.

Below is how the University of Iowa defines a student's enrollment status.

Undergraduate Graduate Professional

Please Note: If you are applying for residency classification, please refer to the Residency page for information on enrollment limits and eligibility requirements related to residency status.

Undergraduate Students

Students enrolled in an undergraduate program.

Undergraduate Students
Student Status by Session	Full-Time	Three-Quarter Time	Half-Time	Less Than Half-Time
Spring, Fall, Summer Sessions	12 s.h. or more	Between 9 and 11 s.h.	Between 6 and 8 s.h.	5 s.h. or less
Winter Session	2 s.h. or more	0 or 1 s.h.	0 or 1 s.h.	Not applicable to Winter

Graduate Students

Students enrolled in a graduate program.

Graduate Students
Student Status by Session	Full-Time	Three-Quarter Time	Half-Time	Less Than Half-Time
Spring and Fall Sessions	9 s.h. or more	7 or 8 s.h.	5 or 6 s.h.	4 s.h. or less
Summer Session	5 s.h. or more	4 s.h.	3 s.h.	2 s.h. or less
Winter Session	2 s.h. or more	0 or 1 s.h.	0 or 1 s.h.	Not applicable to Winter

Professional Students

Students enrolled in a professional program.

Professional Students
Student Status by Session	Full-Time	Three-Quarters Time	Half-Time	Less than Half-Time
Fall or Spring	Standard: 12 s.h. or more College of Law: 10 s.h. or more College of Medicine (MCA, MCN, MPAS): 9 s.h. or more Tippie Professional Programs: 9 s.h. or more	Standard: 9 s.h. College of Law: 7 s.h. College of Medicine (MCA, MCN, MPAS): 7 s.h. Tippie Professional Programs: 7 s.h.	Standard: 6 s.h. College of Law: 5 s.h. College of Medicine (MCA, MCN, MD, MPAS): 5 s.h. Tippie Professional Programs: 5 s.h.	4 s.h. or less
Summer	Standard: 9 s.h. or more College of Law: 6 s.h. or more College of Medicine (MCA, MCN, MD, MPAS): 5 s.h. or more College of Pharmacy: 12 s.h. or more Tippie Professional Programs: 6 s.h. or more	Standard: 7 s.h. College of Law: 4 s.h. College of Medicine (MCA, MCN, MD, MPAS): 4 s.h. College of Pharmacy: 9 s.h. Tippie Professional Programs: 4 s.h.	Standard: 5 s.h. College of Law: 3 s.h. College of Medicine (MCA, MCN, MD, MPAS): 3 s.h. College of Pharmacy: 6 s.h. Tippie Professional Programs: 3 s.h.	2 s.h. or less
Winter	2 s.h. or more	0 or 1 s.h.	0 or 1 s.h.	Not applicable for Winter

College of Medicine acronym definitions: MCA (Master of Clinical Anatomy), MCN (Master of Clinical Nutrition), MD (Doctor of Medicine), and MPAS (Master of Physician Assistant Studies).